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• ‘E-dirt bikes are not toys’: E.R. doc fears more injuries after 2 kids hit in Edmonton

  Edmonton police said two boys, aged 11 and 12, on an e-dirt bike allegedly cut off a car turning onto Terwillegar Drive, triggering a crash that left them with serious injuries.

  Health

  Sep 11
• Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee

  The surface alignment for the Green Line LRT through Calgary's downtown core chosen by a city committee was the only option that fell within the project's available budget.

  Traffic

  Sep 8
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• Drivers will soon see speed limits drop in communities across Calgary

  Residents in Lake Bonavista should expect to see the speed limit signs start to change in the coming months, with everything completed by the end of the year.

  Traffic

  Sep 2
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• Calgary uses AI to determine the 50 highest-risk intersections for pedestrians

  The list of the highest-risk intersections comes after the City of Calgary used AI to assess and assign a risk score to more than 17,000 intersections across the city. 

  Traffic

  Aug 28
• Charges laid in St. Albert electric dirt bike crash as e-mobility hospitalizations spike

  'These are dangerous, high-speed, off-highway vehicles that need to be ridden out in the back 40 and not in the cities,' RCMP said of electric dirt bikes on municipal streets.

  Traffic

  Aug 28
• Major changes in store for Memorial Drive as part of east Calgary development

  Developers broke ground Friday on two new communities east of Stoney Trail in Calgary, with work already underway to extend Memorial Drive to connect them to the rest of the city.

  Traffic

  Aug 7
• 2 correctional officers, inmate killed in rural Alberta collision during transfer

  Two correctional officers and the 24-year-old inmate they were transferring from the Edmonton Institution for Women were killed in a crash near Wainwright in eastern Alberta.

  Canada

  Aug 6
• Unlicensed Alberta driver caught speeding 230 km/h near Fairmont Hot Springs

  An Audi was seized and an Alberta man charged with driving impaired and without a licence, after the car was caught speeding nearly three times the limit near Fairmont Hot Springs.

  Traffic

  Jul 23
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• City of Calgary scrambling to fix another major water main break

  Another serious water main break in the City of Calgary has shut down a large section of Macleod Trail, causing big problems for commuters.

  Traffic

  Jul 23
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• New Ivor Strong Bridge on Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail to open on July 27

  The daily commute along Deerfoot Trail in south Calgary is expected to take drivers a bit less time with the opening of a new bridge over the Bow River on July 27.

  Traffic

  Jul 21
• Driver accused of deliberately hitting Muslim woman due to race: Edmonton police

  Edmonton police allege the accused boxed in the victim's vehicle and prevented her from leaving a northside parking lot while making racist and xenophobic comments.

  Crime

  Jul 16
• Alberta government creates bike lane complaint line ahead of fall legislation

  Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen said he wants to hear if bike lanes are creating traffic congestion, hurting businesses or prolonging emergency response times.

  Traffic

  Jul 15
• WestJet flight attendants hold information pickets as strike vote takes place

  Almost a year after Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike over the issue of unpaid work, flight attendants at WestJet are threatening to do the same.

  Consumer

  Jul 14
• Deep sinkhole opens up in north Edmonton after weekend thunderstorms

  The City of Edmonton and EPCOR say Mother Nature has pushed the wastewater system to its limits in recent weeks, as several thunderstorms have dumped massive amounts of rain.

  Weather

  Jul 13
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• Train derailment in southwest Calgary sends several railcars tumbling into water

  An early morning train derailment caused more than a dozen railcars to jump the tracks, sending some of them tumbling into a southwest Calgary wetland.

  Environment

  Jul 13
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• Alberta RCMP investigating reports of ‘multiple fatalities’ in crash near Gibbons

  Alberta RCMP are investigating after a fatal crash, just north of the town of Gibbons on Thursday evening, that has resulted in "multiple fatalities."

  Investigations

  Jul 10
• Community pushback forces City of Edmonton to change gears on bike lane plans

  The City of Edmonton is changing gears on its plan to remove a large section of on-street parking along 50 Street to allow for the installation of bike lanes.

  Politics

  Jul 7
• ‘Mind-blowing’: Video reportedly shows driver asleep in self-driving Tesla on B.C. highway

  A shocking sight was captured on a busy Interior B.C. highway over the weekend with a driver apparently asleep at the wheel of a self-driving Tesla.

  Traffic

  Jul 6
• Flood watches, warnings remain in place as cleanup takes place across Alberta

  While the worst of the rain may be over following a massive storm that slammed into central and southern Alberta on the weekend, huge cleanup efforts are now underway.

  Environment

  Jun 29
• Canmore, Alta. woman killed in crash in Banff National Park

  Alberta RCMP say a 24-year-old woman from Canmore is dead following a crash on the Trans Canada Highway, just inside the gates of Banff National Park, early Sunday morning.

  Crime

  Jun 29
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• Woman in critical condition after early morning crash in Calgary

  A woman was rushed to hospital in critical condition on Wednesday after the vehicle she was driving crashed into several parked vehicles in the southeast community of Dover.

  Traffic

  Jun 24
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• Calgary Transit unveils new light rail vehicles that go into service this week

  Calgary Transit is rolling out some new light rail transit vehicles this week to replace some of the oldest vehicles in its fleet that have been in use since the 1980s.

  Consumer

  Jun 23
• 2 people killed, another critical after deadly weekend on Calgary roads

  It was a deadly weekend on Calgary roads with two fatal collisions and another person who was sent to hospital in critical condition.

  Crime

  Jun 22
• Driver missing after crane goes over bridge and into river in northern Alberta: RCMP

  The RCMP says the driver of a crane is missing after the vehicle he was driving crashed off a bridge and into the Wapiti River near Grand Prairie, Alta. on Tuesday.

  Investigations

  Jun 18
• City of Calgary consults residents on next chapter for vacant Westbrook LRT land

  It's been vacant for more than a decade, but the City of Calgary is now moving forward with development of the 4.2-hectare property adjacent to the Westbrook LRT station.

  Canada

  Jun 17